Recent content by vcor

No. At least not unless the owner pays for the MCU2 upgrade. It's not needed, but MCU2 does provide a better FSD presentation. Otherwise functionally, FSD works with MCU1.

I'll get some heat from the haters, but it is a cool design. I'm not sure why a few people require a truck that looks like every other truck. I gather some people just can't accept anything new or exciting. They will continue to buy boring generic antique-styled vehicles. Luckily for them, a...

Strange, my old yoke thumb wheels were never hot, not even with steering wheel heat on. Same as the new. Not sure what could cause that.

My 2022 S has a separate temperature control for the rear and mine is set at different temperature than the front. I suspect all Teslas with a rear screen have it. When you tap on the front screen temp up or down, there is a "Split" option (to lock left/right). It didn't appear to lock the...

Isn't this normal? My S rear screen goes off when the car is off. Do you mean it stays on when the car is off and locked? Is this when the slots are empty? If so, that sounds wrong. If it is when your phone is charging, it might be your phone that is getting hot and transferring heat to the...

I looked at my new yoke, and I also have a tiny amount of light leakage when looking from a very narrow angle at the side in the dark. I never noticed it until you pointed it out. It's not visible from any seating position, so I expect this is normal. A replacement is not likely to fix it. I...

Yep, generally they last > 50K operating hours (in a car, that should be longer than the car's lifetime). Backup LEDs are also used so little they really should last forever. Ok, two things kill LEDs. Overheat and electrical connection breaks. Typically LEDs can handle 185°F (85°C), but...

Most of the antennas in the car are for reception and do not generate radiation. I've made an extensive list of antennas and locations here: Antenna Expose – TeslaTap (for the 2022 models) For the current Model S, there are about 46 antennas. I suppose you can go through and disconnect the...

Yep - used the glove box. That said, it's possible the hub was the problem. The same hub works fine for a 512 GB music SD Card and a 128 GB TeslaCam SD Card. When I replaced the 128 GB TeslaCam SD Card with a 512 GB, the car would not see TeslaCam. There was nothing special that I could...

Sounds like a more serious issue than the 48v battery running down (or failing). Perhaps the DC-DC inverter has failed. It should still be in warranty - why not have Tesla fix it?

On VIN sequences, a manufacturer can do almost anything they want. They can skip VINs, or assign different sequences to different model variants. In the past Tesla as far as I can tell, has gone with a linear serial sequence starting at 1, and using the same sequence for all model variants...

How do you know it's downmixed? I suspect it is, but how do you test it or confirm it is? There are no digital audio outputs to monitor.

I bought a 512 GB Samsung High Endurance SD Card last week. I formatted for exFAT and had the TeslaCam folder, but it didn't see it (not even to format it within the car). I'm not sure why it didn't work, as I know others have used > 2TB SSD drives, so the size was not an issue. My prior 128...

The USB resume on entry was broken for a long time, before Sentry mode existed. I think it broke around version 7 or 8 software (I've had quite a few Teslas over the years, since 2013). Most are unaware it used to work great back in the day! This only relates to USB music and the car is...

One thing few people know about is the temperature range of SSDs and USB stick drives are quite limited, and never designed for automotive temperatures. That said, for the most part, they seem to work, but SD cards are a better choice. Almost all SD Cards are rated for automotive temperatures...